Antiquarian maps and views provide wonderful records of a past life of a place, and capture the irrevocably changed landscapes and geographies of a particular space and time. Our latest list contains thirty maps and views from across the continent of North America. There are mining maps from the American West; real estate maps and auto maps; maps produced as promotional products; a manuscript plan of a small town in Mexico; rare letter sheets from Texas and California; and several bird’s eye views, including a large and splendid view of Havana from 1851. Enjoy!
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Phoenix: F.W. Bower & Richard T. Belcher, 1917. Rolled map, 40.5 x 16 inches. Previously folded, with minor wear along old folds and one separation repaired with tape on blank verso. Light toning. This detailed 1917 blueprint map depicts the Verde and Black Canyon copper mining districts in Arizona from..... More
[Phoenix? 1895]. Large map, 26.75 x 35.5 inches, partially color printed. Previously folded, removed from wrappers with stub at lower left edge. Minor separations along folds from edges; one larger separation repaired unobtrusively with tape on verso. Scarce and detailed map delineating mine locations near Prescott, Arizona, published by Jules..... More
Boston: O.H. Bailey, 1877. Large lithograph, framed to 23.5 x 29.5 inches visible area. Uniformly toned, some light creasing. Light dampstain along lower edge. Not examined out of frame. A scarce bird's eye view of Turner Falls, Massachusetts, published by the prolific viewmaker of northeastern towns, O.H. Bailey. "In concentrating..... More
Boston: O.H. Bailey, 1896. Lithograph, 25.5 x 33.5 inches. Heavily chipped at lower edge, substantial section of loss to upper edge; several closed tears to edges, one intruding slightly on (but not affecting) image. Image clean. Matted. Handsome and scarce view of Hackensack near the turn of the century, surrounded..... More
Troy, N.Y. L.R. Burleigh, 1890. Lithograph, 16 x 25 inches. Lightly but evenly tanned. Some light scattered soiling, primarily to caption area. Rare and early view of Cleveland, New York, located on the northern shore of Oneida Lake just north of Syracuse. At the time, the village of Cleveland had..... More
![Street Map, City of Belmont, California [caption title]. California](/pictures/thumb/McBRB665.JPG?v=1564256225)
[Belmont, Ca. 1947]. Sheet map, 11.25 x 15.25 inches. Previously folded. Light wear at folds. Light tanning. Scarce post-World War II street map of Belmont, California, south of San Francisco. The map depicts the layout of the area between San Mateo, San Carlos, and Hidden Canyon Park, and was issued..... More
Cincinnati: Strobridge & Co., 1874. Lithograph, 8.5 x 11 inches. Old fold lines, corners worn and slightly chipped, a few small tape repairs and adhesive residue at corners on verso. Minor wear and soiling. Scarce and attractive bird's-eye view of Colorado Springs, printed as a pictorial letter sheet. The image..... More
![Plan of the Alton & Terre Haute Rail Road from Alton to the Indiana State Line [caption title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB172_01.JPG?v=1548448488)
St. Louis: 1850. Large folding map on two joined sheets, in total measuring approximately 25 x 46 inches. A couple of small separations at folds, light wear at edges. Scattered faint foxing. A rare, large format map that depicts the planned route for the Alton & Terre Haute Railroad through..... More
New York: C.S. Hammond & Co., 1912. Folding map, 17 x 28 inches folded to 7.5 x 3.5 inches. Map printed in color. Original printed card covers. Slight separations along a few folds, minor wear and soiling. A handsome map of Iowa, with each county printed in color and railroads..... More
Des Moines: Kenyon Company, 1915. Folding map, 15.5 x 20 inches. Original yellow printed card covers. Covers lightly soiled. Map printed in color with red text overprinting. Closed tear in gutter margin, a few small separations at folds. Minor soiling. A neat promotional item for farm land in Ness County..... More
Boston: J.H. Bufford, 1873. Lithograph sheet map, 27.5 x 36.25 inches. Extraneous ink along top edge. Small nick at lower edge. Very minor creasing at center. A large and unusual two-stone lithographed plan and view of western Oak Bluffs along the shore of Lagoon Pond across from Vineyard Haven, between..... More
Casa Blanca: 1888. Manuscript map, 18 x 23.5 inches. Drawn in black, red, and blue. Previously folded. Minor soiling and wear. An attractive manuscript map depicting the topography surrounding the small Sinaloan town of Santa Anita, southeast of Culiacán, near El Comedero. The map is somewhat oddly oriented, with due..... More
Los Angeles: Brooks Bros. [ca. 1936]. Blueprint map, 21.5 x 18.25 inches. Old fold lines, minor wear. A few pencil annotations. An interesting and quite attractive blueprint map that shows the oil and gas fields of New Mexico, where oil was first discovered in 1924. The map was compiled and..... More
New York: L.W. Ahrens Co., [ca. 1885?]. Chromolithograph, 21.5 x 28 inches. Matted. Minor wear, soiling, and a couple of modern pencil annotations at lower corners. A fine image of a proposed railroad bridge across the Hudson River, just north of Peekskill, New York. Plans to build a bridge over..... More
[Olympia: Washington Railroad Commission], 1910. Large folding map, 34 x 47.5 inches, folded to 8 x 5 inches. Original printed card covers. Covers with slight loss, minor wear. Minor wear to map, minor separation at a few corners. Large and detailed map of Washington state, delineating thirty different railroads across..... More
![This Pocket Map of Wyoming Is Useful for Reference [cover title]. Wyoming](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1861_01.jpg?v=1615048038)
Denver: Singer Manufacturing Co., [ca. 1911]. Folding map, 9.5 x 12 inches. Original printed card wrappers, separated along spine. Light wear to wraps, small chip at head of spine. One separation along map fold from center of top edge. Light toning. An unusual promotional piece, comprising a pocket map of..... More